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Microfiche 

Series. 


CIHIVI/ICIViH 
Collection  de 
microfiches. 


Csrtadian  Institute  for  Historical  Microreproductions  /  Institut  Canadian  de  microreproductions  historiques 


'i  achnical  and  Bibliographic  Notas/Notas  tachniquaa  at  bibliographiquaa 


Tlia  Inatituta  haa  attamptad  to  obtain  tha  baat 
original  copy  availabia  for  filming.  Faaturas  of  thia 
copy  which  may  ba  bibiiographicaliy  uniqua. 
which  may  altar  any  of  tha  imagaa  in  tha 
raproduction,  or  which  may  aignif  icantiy  changa 
tha  uauai  mathod  of  filming,  ara  chaclcad  balow. 


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D 
D 


D 


Coiourad  covara/ 
Couvartura  da  coulaur 


I     I   Covara  damagad/ 


Couvartura  andommagte 

Covara  raatorad  and/or  laminatad/ 
Couvartura  raataurte  at/ou  paiiicuite 


I     I   Covar  titia  miaaing/ 


La  titra  da  couvartura  manqua 

Coiourad  mapa/ 

Cartaa  gAographiquaa  an  coulaur 

Coiourad  ink  (i.a.  othar  than  blua  or  blacit)/ 
Encra  da  coulaur  (i.a.  autra  qua  blaua  ou  noira) 

Coiourad  plataa  and/or  iiluatrationa/ 
Planchaa  at/ou  iiluatrationa  an  coulaur 


D 


Bound  with  othar  matarial/ 
RalM  avac  d'autraa  documanta 

Tight  binding  may  cauaa  ahadowa  or  diatortion 
along  intarior  margin/ 

La  re  liura  aarr^a  paut  cauaar  da  i'ombra  ou  da  la 
diatortion  la  long  da  la  marga  intAriaura 

Blank  iaavaa  addad  during  raatoration  may 
appaar  within  tha  taxt.  Whanavar  poaalbia,  thaaa 
hava  baan  omittad  from  filming/ 
II  aa  paut  qua  cartainaa  pagaa  blanchaa  ajout^aa 
lora  d'una  raatauration  apparaiaaant  dana  la  taxta, 
mala,  loraqua  cala  Atait  poaalbia,  caa  pagaa  n'ont 
paa  *t«  film«aa. 

Additional  commanta:/ 
Commantalraa  aupplAmantairaa; 


L'lnatHut  a  mIcrofllmA  la  malllaur  axamplaira 
qu1l  lul  a  4tA  poaalbia  da  aa  procurer.  Laa  dAtaiia 
da  cat  axamplaira  qui  aont  paut-Atra  uniquaa  du 
point  da  vua  bibllographiqua,  qui  pauvant  modiflar 
una  Imaga  raprodulta,  ou  qui  pauvant  axigar  una 
modification  dana  la  mAthoda  normala  da  f iimaga 
aont  indiquAa  ci-daaaoua. 


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Coiourad  pagaa/ 
Pagaa  da  coulaur 

Pagaa  damagad/ 
Pagaa  andommagAaa 

Pagaa  raatorad  and/or  laminatad/ 
Pagaa  raataurAaa  at/ou  pallicultea 

Pagaa  diacolourad,  atainad  or  foxad/ 
Pagaa  dAcolorAaa,  tachattea  ou  piquAaa 

Pagaa  datachad/ 
Pagaa  dAtach6aa 

Showthrough/ 
Tranaparanca 

Quality  of  print  variaa/ 
Qualit*  in^gala  da  i'impraaaion 

Includaa  aupplamantary  matarial/ 
Comprand  du  material  auppMmantaira 

Only  adMon  availabia/ 
Scula  MMon  diaponlbia 

Pagaa  wholly  or  partially  obacurad  by  arrata 
allpa.  tiaauaa,  ate,  hava  baan  rafilmad  to 
anaura  tha  baat  poaalbia  imaga/ 
Laa  pagaa  totalamant  ou  partiaiinmant 
obacurciaa  par  un  fauillat  d'arrata,  una  palura, 
ate.,  ont  4t4  fllmiaa  A  nouvaau  da  fapon  A 
obtanir  la  malllaura  imaga  poaalbia. 


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ThIa  itam  la  fllmad  at  tha  reduction  ratio  chackad  balow/ 

Ca  document  aat  filmA  au  taux  da  rMuction  indiquA  ci-daaaoua. 

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quM  du 
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la  filmaga 


Tha  copy  filmad  hara  haa  baan  raproducad  thanka 
to  tha  ganaroalty  of: 

National  Library  of  Canada 


Tha  imagaa  appaaring  hara  ara  tha  baat  quality 
poaalbia  conaldaring  tha  condition  and  lagibillty 
of  tha  original  copy  and  In  kaaping  with  tha 
filming  contract  apacif icationa. 


L'axamplaira  film*  f ut  raprodult  grAca  A  la 
g4n4roait*  da: 

BIbliothAqua  nationala  du  Canada 


Las  imagaa  suivantaa  ont  AtA  raproduitas  avac  la 
plus  grand  soin,  compta  tanu  da  la  condition  at 
da  la  nattat*  da  l'axamplaira  filmA,  at  an 
conformity  avac  las  conditions  du  contrat  da 
filmaga. 


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Original  copias  in  printad  papar  covars  ara  filmad 
baginning  with  tha  front  covar  and  anding  on 
tha  last  paga  with  a  printad  or  illuatratad  impraa- 
sion,  or  tha  back  covar  whan  appropriata.  All 
othar  original  copias  ara  filmad  baginning  on  tha 
first  paga  with  a  printad  or  illuatratad  impraa- 
sion.  and  anding  on  tha  laat  paga  with  a  printad 
or  illuatratad  impraaaion. 


Las  axamplairaa  originaux  dont  la  couvartura  ^n 
papiar  aat  ImprlmAa  sont  filmto  an  commandant 
par  la  pramiar  plat  at  an  tarminant  soit  par  la 
darniAra  paga  qui  comporta  una  amprainta 
d'impraasion  ou  d'illustration,  soit  par  la  sacond 
plat,  aalon  la  cas.  Tous  las  autras  axamplairas 
originaux  sont  filmte  an  commandant  par  la 
pramlAra  paga  qui  comporta  una  amprainta 
d'impraasion  ou  d'illustration  at  Bn  tarminant  par 
la  darnlAra  paga  qui  comporta  una  talla 
amprainta. 


Tha  last  racordad  frama  on  aach  microficha 
shall  contain  tha  symbol  ^»>  (moaning  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  tha  symbol  ▼  (moaning  "END"), 
whichavar  applias. 


\}n  das  symbolaa  suivants  apparaftra  sur  la 
darnlAra  imaga  da  chaqua  microficha,  salon  la 
cas:  la  symbols  — ►  signifia  "A  SUIVRE".  la 
symbols  V  signifia  "FIN". 


lira 


Maps,  plataa,  charta,  ate,  may  ba  filmad  at 
diffarant  raduction  ratios.  Thosa  too  larga  to  ba 
antiraly  included  in  ona  axposura  ara  filmad 
baginning  in  tha  uppar  laft  hand  cornar,  laft  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  as  many  framas  aa 
raquirad.  Tha  following  diagrams  illustrata  tha 
mathod: 


Las  cartas,  planchas,  tablaaux,  ate,  pauvant  Atra 
filmte  A  das  taux  da  reduction  diff Grants. 
Lorsqua  la  documant  ast  trap  grand  pour  Atra 
raproduit  an  un  aaul  clichA,  11  ast  film*  A  partir 
da  I'angla  supAriaur  gaucha,  da  gaucha  A  droita, 
at  da  haut  an  baa,  an  pranant  la  nombra 
d'imagaa  nAcassaira.  Las  diagrammas  suivants 
iilustrant  la  m^thoda. 


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C|rist. 


THE    SERMON 


I'liKAf'IIKI'    A  I      A  N 


frbinatifln  flf  |1ncst5  aiib  gcacons. 


HKt.I)    IIV 


TITK  PROVISIONAL  IJISFIOP  OF  NKW-YOIIK. 


IN   TRINITY  CHURCH,   NEW-YORK, 

ON   THE   THFllI)  SUXIMY   AFTEIf   TIUNITV,    irrT.V   -J,    l,sr.4. 

BY 

fiEORGE  J.  MOUNTAIN,  D.I).,  D.C.L., 

lorii  iUDlioy  of  iT.arbtf, 


NEW-YORK  : 

<    n  r  If  <   TT     i>  i:  i><)  s  I  I'  o  i{  v 

J)  A  N  [  E  I,    D  A  N  A  .    Ik. 

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PREFATORY  NOTE. 


The  following  Sermon  was  jiieaohed  at  the  npocial  roqucst  of  Hialiop 
VVuinwri^hf.  "When  it  wasasccitaiiU'd  lliat  tho  jnoposed  Oriliiuifinn  woiilil 
Wwv^  logc'flior  a  Iari;er  niiiiilifr  of  Camliilatcs  for  the  Holy  ^liiiirftiy  tlian 
hail  oviT  been  onlainod  uipoii  a  sinirle  ocfasion  in  tho  I'mleslant  Kpisco- 
pal  Churcli  of  tho  Fnitoil  States,  the  Hishop  (kenicil  it  a  favoraljlo  oppor- 
tnnity  to  add  one  more  to  those  social  tics,  of  a  religious  natiue,  which 
have  recently  been  drawing  together,  in  so  haiipy  a  manner,  and  with 
such  happy  results,  two  Churches  standing  to  each  other  in  the  near  re- 
lation of  mother  and  daughter.  He  therefore  addressed  the  Senior 
llishop  of  tho  Colonial  Church  of  England  on  this  continent  upon  the 
subject,  and  recjuesfed  him  on  this  ground,  as  well  as  on  the  score  of  \\w 
friendly  relations  that  have  snbsistoil  between  them  for  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury, to  be  present,  and  take  part  in  the  ordination  services.  To  this  rc- 
([uest  tlio  Bishop  of  Quebec  nioit  readily  assented,  and  made  -Jirange- 
mcnts  for  a  temporary  absence  from  his  Diocese.  His  visit  i.>  New- 
Vork  was  a  source  of  nmch  satisfaction  to  friends  whom  he  bad  formerly 
known  here,  and  toothers  of  flic  clergy  and  laity,  who  gladly  embraced 
the  opportunity  to  become  personally  acijuainted  with  one  whose  faithful 
and  successful  .services  in  the  Colonial  Church,  lioth  as  Ardidcacon  and 
Bishop,  bad  long  roinmaudeil  tlicir  high  respcft. 


Tho  following  account  of  the  Services  on  this  o(!casion  is  taken  mainly 
irom  tho  Church  Journal : — 

A  Special  Ordination  was  held  last  Sunday  morning,  (July  2,)  by  tho 
I'rovisiiiual  Bishop  of  Xew-Vork,  in  Trinity  Church,  at  which  eighteen 
were    ordained    Deacons,   ami    three   Deacons   were   made    Priests; — 


!i  •,'i'oatoi'  ininilji'i  iliaii  woro  ever  before  oidaiiiPil  in  tliit  romitry  at  uiiy 
orin  tiiiii* 

Till'  |iioci'ssioii,  ln'U'li'tl  l>y  till*  St.'xliii  Willi  Ins  >tull,  I'lilt'rod  Inuii  iliii 
Vcslry  pri'cirii'Iy  at  liall'  paxf  li'ii  o'clock.  Tlio  fwciity-nnc  (!aii<lit!ulo«  in 
Sni|ili<o.-  wi'iit  liisl,  iicrni)yiii;»  Hcaf.'iiii  llii'  Nave,  ncai  (lie  Clumci'l;  limy 
were  followcil  liy  twelve  I'liestx,  wlit  ori'ii|iietl  llic  »!ulls  in  lln*  Clmir: 
and  lour  Itislmps  rloMcil  tin*  |>iii('e<t.<<inii  Kisiin))  Wainwri^'lit  takini;  the 
liv'lit  at  ilir  Altai,  sii|)|ici:icil  |iy  iIm;  lti^|i<)|i  oI  linliana,  ami  the  l(i-«liii|)  ol 
(.iiielici;  the  ji-rt,  <'ii]i|Miiti'il  |i\  tin-  l!is||(i|i  of  'I'liiiicssei'.  Aiiionff  the 
I'lii'-ts  were  the  IJcv,  IMi.  Nirholls,  I'lincipal  of  l!i!»iin|i's  ('tilleye,  Lennox- 
ville,  Chaplain  ot  the  Kiithop  of  i.tinMicr,  aiid  tho  liiv.  Dr.  Ilelliiinth,  late 
I'roles.-ioi  of  llt'lucw  in  (he  nuhu',  who  i-<,  nntortiniiitely,  i  (inipelli'l  to  iro 
alima<l  loi  hi.s  health.  l'r')lt>s.-Jor.s  'riuuci,  iliiight,  Johnsun,  ami  .Muhan, 
ol  the  (ii'iicial  'l'h(!uluj,'ical  Si'iiiinary,  wtie  also  pioscnt  among  the 
same. 

Mominj,'  I'rayi  r  wa.s  sanl  hy  tlu;  Ucv.  .Mr.  S)lc,  Mi.j^ionaiy  to  China 
and  (he  Kfv.  i)r.  Herriun  :  tin;  Lcsxuis  lu'in;,'  u-ad  liyliio  Ili'V.  Dr.  Hell- 
nnith  and  the  llev.  Mr.  Nicholls.  The  Serniun  was  preached,  by  special 
invitatioi\,  by  (he  Uishop  of  liurbec.  I'roui  St.  .John,  .\ii..  'J7. 

Tiiis  earned,  lailhliil  and  huaulirnl  Discourse  buiiii,'  endt'd.  the  ('audi- 
dates  lor  lln-  J)ia((ina(e  ami  I'rieslhood  were  .successively  presented  to  the 
]{ishop  by  the  Ucv.  ])r.  Ilai;,'hl,  (c.vcept  Mr.  .Morion,  atandidate  lor  the 
Diaconate.  wlio  was  presented  by  th(!  Itev.  Kvuu  M.  Johnson.)  and,  bcintj 
eonniieniled  to  the  prayers  of  (lio  congregation,  the  Litany,  with  speeini 
snllVaLre.",  was  saiil  by  the  JJishop  ot  Indiana.  The  lii.shop  ol"  Tennessee 
lit! lowed  with  (he  aute-Connnunion  Olllce,  tulhocnd  of  the  Kpistle.  The 
following  were  (hen  ordained  Deacon.s,  being  all  Ahiumi  of  (ho  iSemi- 
nary,  except  the  last  (wo  : — 

.1.  II.  Ilobart  iJruWM,  KdniumI  Cooper,  William  15.  Kdson,  A.  JNI. :  J.  Se- 
bastian 1$.  Hodges,  A.  I».  ;  John  K.  i,ivingstoii,  Jr.,  A.  M. ;  Nichola.s  F. 
Lmllnni,  A.  IJ.  ;  Stevens  I'arker,  A.  H. ;  William  Iv  Phillips,  A.  11.  \ 
William  P.  ]:ay,  A.  P.;  Tlionia.s  Kichey,  John  K.  C.  Srnede.«,  A.  K. ; 
Cyrus  V.  Knight,  ^Valtc^  A.  Sterling,  A.  ]]. ;  Julius  Henry  Waterbury. 
A.  B. :  JNIerritt  II.  Wellmau,  A.  ]5. ;  Treadwcll  Waldcn,  James  Morion. 
Jr.,  and  James  Slarr  Clark.     The  llev.  Mr.  l..ivingston  read  the  (Jospel. 

The  following  Deacons  were  raised  to  the  Priesthood,  the  U(!V.  Dr. 
Ilelhnuth  and  the  Key.  ]\Ir:  Nicholls  joining  in  the  laying  on  of  the  hands 
of  (he  Presbytery: — 


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Tlin  |{e'V  William  II  f'iirtor.  A.  M. :  llm  Kcv.  AiiizusIih  Valli'ln  riaik- 

snii,  \.  M  :  iiiiil  ilio  Kcv.  Ivhvai.i  M   IVrkf.  M.  A.,  Al i  <<{  (in-Sfmi 

iiaiy 

Hisliop  \\  aiiiwriylil  tlnMi  picpcctli'il  with  tin'  Olifitory.  (Iioat  iniiii- 
l>«ix  rcmaiiKNllo  the  C'lmiiiiiiiion.  till-  Pnivisioiial  Hislioji  Ihmiil,' a».M«tc(l 
ill  till Ollicc  |.y  liic  Kishops  (if 'r«'iiii(>sst>('  niiil  liiiliaiui,  niid  in  tlu' tlis- 
liiluitioii  liy  ollirrsiil'  (hr  <  loijry. 

'I'lii'  liny  was  cloiullpss,  'rin-  (•(inijrci.Mtidii  was  nowdcd  to  tlic  liill~- 
iimiiy  star.tliiii.'  in  tlio  alloys  tliroiiirliiuit  tin-  scrvirc  'I'lic  m\mr.  was  all 
lliat  (ouM  hr  (Icsiri'il— cxcopl  as  to  .[iiaiitily,  tlic  livmdi  of  flic  seivifts 
lirocliiilini:  any  aiMilion.  Tlio  scivicc  was  llrnliios  in  |),.  and  was  i^'ivcn 
Willi  lull  clVcft.  fii  tilt?  (diantiiiir  and  iKalin^dy  the  {jicaf  body  of  im-ii's 
voif-c's  lii'Iow  addi'd  irn'atly  to  tlic  oH'cfl.  The  (,'/,, ria  ui  Kxclsii  in  lli.' 
Comnmiiion  Oilici-  was  S(ni','  willii.nl  the  Oi^an.  It  was.  tlironiiliont, 
siudi  a  day's  spivitc  as  not  only  lills  the  licails  of  ( 'InindinnMi  licit'  willi 
joy:  Init  slirs  \\w  ffclin^'s  yl  nioif  dct'iily,  \<y  l)L'Iioidin;Lr  lliost>  anions'  us 
wliosf  very  picscnicand  participiUion  in  llio.so  sacred  oHici's  mUls  aiiotin  r 
shininjf  thread  to  that  Lroldcii  Koiid  of  Inity,  whiidi  wiili  fvt'i-;,rn,\vin,L,' 
biiliiancy  and  slivn£,'tli  l.iiids  lh«  cvtr-innltiplyinj,'  luanrlics  of  fhr  Holy 
("alliidii' Cliiireli  toi,M!thcr  in  <  Mic, 

Tlio  liftiufsi  to  tho  itishnpof  (iuuhcc  I'ur  the  pnldication  of  his  Ser- 
mon, anil  his  liordship's  Answer,  will  In;  foninl  in  Ihf  rollowiiii.f  pages. 


C0RRES1>0NI)1^]NCI]. 


I  lU.WK  }(iu  iiinsl  cordiiilly  li»r  mmh-  ic;hI\  :l^•>t•llt  lu  mv 
rf-iuost  ill  |)iV!icliiiiuMlic  Scnnuii  ;ii  the  ( >i(liiiali..ii  lu-ld  l.y  mV 
ill  Trinity  (-'ImiitIi  mi  Sunday  la<l,  and  I  imw  ask  tlir  riictlu'i' 
lUvni-  that  yc.iiwill  allnw  it  to  l.c  pidtlislicd.  'I'll.'  interest  (.!' 
the  occasion,  «j;ivaf  in  itself,  was  mticli  heiulilened  hy  y..in-|.res. 
once  and  |iarti('iiiation  in  the  services.  I  am  sine  that  our 
hn'threi).  the  IJishojis  ..!'  'I'ennessee  and  Indiana,  and  nn|  ,,nlv 
they,  hut  also  ail  the  cierify  |»resenl.  I.i'j;,.|hei-  with  tlie  eandi- 
(hitesonhaiiied,  and  the  whole  conu'rev;:itii»n.  would  udadiv  unite 
with  me  in  this  rc(|uest,  had  they  the  o|i|iortunitv  to  do  s(». 

The  evidences,  my  (U-ar  |}ishui>.  an-  many  aiul  clear  tlint  there 
is  an  earnest  and  "frowiuff  desire  on  the  part  nt' nur  ('lun-ch  lor 
more  tre(|ueiit  interconnnunication  hetwcen  ourselves  and  our 
sister  Church,  planted  hy  oiu- connnon  Mother  on  this  eonti- 
nent,  and  we  I'ully  helieve  that  this  desire  is  reciprocated  hv 
you. 

This  interconnnunication  tends  to  the  promotion  ot'  even  a 
higher  and  holier  purpose,  now  stirrintf  the  hearts  and  enu'au- 
ing  the  (hiily  and  devout  prayers  of  multitudi's  ot'  the  faithful 
everywhere— the  restoration  of  the  visihie  unify  of  the  Church, 
on  the  simple  and  uncorrupted  platform  of  -the  faith  once  de- 
livered to  the  saints." 

While  we  pray  for  this,  and  douht  not.  hut  earnestly  helieve 
that  in  God's  own  good  time  it  will  he  accoiuplishcd,  we  take^ 
great  comfort  in  every  manifestation  of  Catholic  unity  and 
love,  and  with  grateful  thanks  to  the  Great  Head  of  the  c'hurch 


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\\t\-  il,  \vt!  look  upon  the  recent  one  as  a  clieerini;  earnest  ul 
l)eltei'  tilings  t(t  come. 

I  am.  dear  liisliop,  most  titilr. 


V<»ur  Friend  and  l>n»lliei 


•loNA.  M.  \VAi.\\vi:niHT. 


The  III.  Ilev 


'riii:  liOiii)  l)i.<ir<ii>  III-  (|ri:iti:(; 
IWw-Yor/,-,  .lulfi   It/i,  1H51. 


.\i;\\-VoUK.  ./«///  T).  IfSiil. 
I)i;ai{  JJisinn- : — 

We  cordially  concnr  in  the  reqnest  ol  our  Ut.  Ilev. 
IJrother,  tlie  Provisional  Jiishop  of  Xew-Vork,  to  have  a  coity 
oj"  your  (  h'dination  Sermon,  preached  at  Trinity  ( 'liin'ch  on  last 
Siuidav,  lor  publication.  And  we  desire  iurtherujorc  to  express 
our  liearty  ci»ncurrcnce  in  the  sentiments  which  he  has  con- 
veyed to  you,  ot"  a  desire  to  draw  closer  tctuether  the  honds  ol" 
Christian  union  and  brotherly  love,  by  intercommunication  be- 
tween the  members  everywhere  of  Christ  s  l)ody — the  Church. 
Xi'vy  truly  and  laithfully, 

Y'our  aHertionate  Friends  and  Brethren, 

Jas.  H.  Oti:v. 

CIkO.   Ul'l'OLIt. 

To  the  Jit.  Ilev. 

Tin;  Jioun  Bisnor  or  (iii;iii:c. 


I 


.\i:w-VouK.  •»  Ju/i/,  1851. 
JMv  Dear  and  Ut.  Ivkv.  Buktimikn  : — 

[  cannot  feel  mysell"  at  liberty  to  decline  compliance 
with  vour  kindiv  expressed  desire  lor  the  publication  t>l"  niv  Ser- 
men:  lor  J  did  not  come  here  tidbllow  my  own  judgment  in  a 
mutter  of  this  nature,  but  yours.  My  Sermon  exhibits  notliing 
recondite,  and  has  no  ambitious  pretensions  of  any  kind — but  I 


i 


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do  not  know  that  it  is  an  objection  to  it,  if  it  is  even  iialilo  to  In* 
called  coiiinionplace. 

The  manner  in  which  I  respond  to  the  si-ntiments  which  you 
havt'  cxjiresscd  respecfini;  the  intere<»uise  and  nintnai  allecti(»n- 
ate  recotfiiition  of  our  two  hianches  oithe  Church,  appears  in 
the  Sermon  itselt".  I  will  only  add  here,  that  the  ureat  kindness 
which  I  and  the  companions  ol"  my  way  have  experienced,  as 
well  liorn  our  Kiiiht  l{everen<l  host  as  I'rom  hrethreii  who  are 
his  I'ellow-wtirkcrs.  ol'dilU'rent  tirades  in  the  |[<>ly  Ministry,  has 
served  to  lend  an  ii/lditional  warmth  to  those  sentiments,  hetore 
most  cordially  entertained. 

I  venture  to  use  this  opjxirtunity  ti»r  mentinnin-j:  that  I  owe 
acknowledixments  also  in  anofjier  and  dilVerent  (|narter,  lor  the 
sii^iiification  olach'sire  that  my  Sermon  should  appear  in  print. 
It  was  preached  lirst  on  the  precetlin^  Simday.  (i<\'  conrse. 
with  the  omission  of  passatfes  havinti;  a  local  application  in 
New-^ Ork.)  in  St.  (!eor«re"s  ("hurcli.  Lennowille.  in  my  own 
Diocese,  at  an  ordination  oi'  two  |)eac»»ns,  prepared  for  Holv 
Orders  at  llishop's  Colle'ie.  estahlished  in  that  place.  The 
cler^v  who  assisted  in  the  service  judifcd  it  with  sullicient  in- 
dulijjence  to  prompt  a  desire  on  their  part  that  it  should  he  pid)- 
hshed,  and  the  two  ijfentleinen  ordained  made  a  separate  recpiest 
to  the  same  ellect.  .My  ac»|uiescence  was  mad<^snl)ject  to  the 
condition  that  I  miiiht  lirst  make  use  of  it  in  fulfilling  my  en- 
irasement  at  New- York.  (Jod  onlv  i^rant  that  its  ell"ecfm-iv  in 
any  measure  answer  the  expectations  which,  in  the  dillerent 
instances  here  noticed,  sufrgested  the  application. 
I  am,  my  dear  IJishops, 

Very  sincerely,  your  allectionate  Brother, 


To  the  Right  lievcrend 

TnK  ruoviaioNAi.  l]iriiior  of  Nuw-Vokk, 
And  the  Uiiilit  llevereiuls 


CI.  .J.  C^UKlUC. 


Bl:^ 


SllOrs  OF    IKNNESSEL  AND  INUIAXA. 


SERMON. 


John  xii.  'ZG 
If  any  muii  snrvu  nie,  let  him  t'olluw  mc;  ami  where  I  am,  there  t>hall  also 
my  servant  be  :  if  any  man  serve  me,  him  will  my  Father  hoHor 

My  I5iiETJiKEN — clerical  and  lay — I  feel  thankful 
(if  iny  personal  fcclino^s  oiio-lit  to  l)o  allowed  any  ex- 
pression) that  I  am  here  njion  a  happy  and  interesting 
occasion  in  the  Church.  I  feel  thankful  to  witness 
such  a  scene  as  this  American  Church  can  exhibit 
to-day — this  Episcopal  l)ody,  which,  before  the  Revolu- 
tion, Avorc  an  anomalous  aspect,  and  of  which  men,  at  the 
close  of  that  crisis,  might  have  been  ready  to  ju'onounce 
that  its  bones  were  dried  and  its  hope  was  lost ;  but 
which  soon,  under  the  breath  of  the  Divine  l)lessing, 
came  together  in  its  scattered  parts,  rose  to  a  new  life, 
assumed  its  distinctive  organization  antl  legitimate 
coherence,  and,  by  the  same  blessing  from  above,  has 
thriven  till  it  is  full  of  healthy  activity,  and  fit  for 
groat  achievements  and  for  far-extended  conquests, 
under  the  banner  of  the  Cross. 

I  feel,  also,  that  every  opportunity  is  to  be  prized, 


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tliat  (ivary  circiunstanco  is  marked  witli  blessing'  wliicli, 
to  wliatever  small  extoiit,  ln'ings  toi^etlior  iu  one,  those 
two  Lranclios  of  onr  Apostolic  Commnnion,  which  exist 
nnder  ditVcrcnt  ])ohtiral  circunistanors,  hut  are  spirit- 
ually portions   of  the  same   Avliole,  and  ai'e  mutually 
endeared  in  tlie  elosest  l)on<ls  «»f  Christian  fellowship. 
I  feel  tliat  honor  is  done  to  ni(3  in  the  part  wliich  I  am 
this  day  to  fill ;  l)ut,  at  the  same  time,  there  is  g"rcat 
anxiety  attaching  to  the  ol>jeet  of  doing  justice  to  such 
an    occasion: — not  an    anxiety  for  preserving,  in  all 
points,  the  credit  of  the   (Imrcli   in   tlic!  jnihlic  eye, 
(although  that,  itself,  is  far  fi'om  Itcing  unimportant  to 
the  interests  of  Ueligion,)  liut  an  anxiety  for  actually 
contrihutinii',  I>y  the  will  of  (Joel,  to  stir  U])  that  holy 
ardor  and  devoted  e:irn(!stness  of  pur])ose  in  the  recip- 
ients of  Ordination,   ol'   which   the    fi'uit   shall  show 
hereafter  that  they  lia'c^  imtthcir  hands  to  the  plough, 
never,  never  t(»  look  hack.     (Jive  nic,  I  heseech  you, 
your  prayers, — all  stranger  as  I  am  among  you, — not 
for  my  sake,  but  for  the  sake  of  these  (Vindidates,  now 
prepared  to  assume  their  dilferiuit  grade's  in  the  Holy 
Ministry;  for  the  sake  of  tin;  Hocks  to  he  intrusted  to 
them;  for  the  sake  of  thii  Church  of  Christ,  for  which 
He  shed  His  blood, — that  I  may  be  permitted  humbly 
but  not  incll'ectually,  to  helj)  in  the  work  of  this  day. 
My  Brethren,  we  are  all^  Avhatever  be  our  vocation 
in  life — if  we  avow  ourselves  to  be  Christians — avow- 
edly the  s^rmv/AMjf  the  living  God.     And  (rod  only 
grant  that,  in  all  the  diversified,  and  too  often  absorbing 
engagements  of  this  passing   life, — in  all   the  com- 


1ft 


«♦ 


mcivial  siiccnlatious  tuid  t'Uteri)i'iscs,  iii  all  the  political 
coiiipt'titioiis,  ill  all  the  opiHutuiiitits  of  jn'otessii »iial  ad- 
vancement, in  all  the  teini)tations  to  luxury  and  worldly 
display,  which  ju'esent  themselves  t)n  every  side,  in  a 
g'rcat,  prosperous,  an<l  ra[)idly  advancing-  country  like 
this, — none  of  us  who  twv  here  assembled,  may  fornet 
the  solenni  declaration  of  the  Saviour,  that  ue  cdunoi 
serve  (lod  ami  Jfamvioff.  (iod  i^'rant  that,  as  His  pro- 
fessed serva)d6'y  whether  \V(!  have  received  one  talent, 
or  five,  or  ten,  none  of  us  may  forget  that  impendini;" 
day,  when  the  Lord  will  reckon  with  His  servants — 
that  day  when  the  great  separation  which  is  to  be  made 
once  and  forever,  will  precisely  l)e  the  separation  he- 
tiveenhiiii  that  seuvetii  (ion  ami  him  that  sekvktii  IIim 
NOT.  (_),  (Jod  grant  that  it  may  be  then  our  blessed 
portion,  through  Christ,  to  claim  an  interest  of  aj)pr<>- 
priation  in  the  words,  Thcij  ahall  he  jiinj;,  mith  the  Lord 
of  IJost6;  in  that  daij  irheii  I  viale  up  my  jeweh  ! 

The  serrants  of  Christ  are  charged,  we  see,  to  J'oUofr 
Christ.  And  this  we  profess  also  to  <h).  There  are 
the  followers  of  Mahomet,  the  foll<.)wers  of  Confucius, 
the  followers  of  this  or  that  school  of  philosoi)hy,  or 
system  of  belief  deviseil  by  man  ,*  fve  are  i\n}  follower.s- 
of  Christ.  With  what  fidelity  of  adherence,  with 
what  c.'irnestness  of  i)nrpose,  with  what  reality  of  efli- 
cacious  conviction,  we  are  found  to  I'oUow  our  Divine 
Master,  it  might  be  very  important  for  many  amongst 
us  to  ascertain,  by  faithfully  pr(->bing  our  ow  n  liearts, 
and  considering  our  ways.  But,  forbearing  from  the 
pursuit  of  any  excursive  inquiries  of  a  more  general 


14 


kintl,  in  the  application  of  our  text,  let  us,  in  conformity 
and  connection  Avith  the  special  solemnity  (»f  this  day, 
consider  t]i(»  charge  which  it  conveys  in  Its  application 
to  the  case  of  thosi^  Avho  ai'e  the  servants  of  the  Most 
ITigli  in  a  pc^culiar  and  eminently  sacred  acceptation, — 
the  servants  of  the  sanctuary — the  serrantsofthe  Lnrd^ 
that  standi)!  the  hovse  of  the  Lord,,  in  the  courts  of  the 
house  of  our  (iod.  The  word  which,  with  sufficient 
correctness,  we  rcnider  servant  in  our  present  text,  is  a 
word  (as  will  l)e  remendiered  Ly  some  among  us)  sig- 
nifying, in  its  larger  sense,  a  minister  of  any  1-cind,  a 
subordinate  attendant  and  heljjcr  in  any  department 
of  human  life ;  and  is  the  very  word  from  Avhich,  in  its 
more  restricted  ai>plication,  th''  title  of  one  of  the 
standing  orders  in  the  Christian  Ministry  is  formed. 

If  any  man  serve  me.,  let  him  follow  me.  J^^otj,oav 
ME,  we  all  know,  was  the  form  in  which  the  call  to  the 
A})ostles  w^as  conveyed.  The  same  call  is  addressed 
to  us,  under  difierent  circumstances,  in  our  occupation 
of  every  separate  grade  in  the  Christian  ministry. 
Carrying  the  commission  of  Christ,  to  execute  His  work 
upon  e.'irth,  v;q  follow  in  His  own  track.  We  are  sent 
by  Him,  as  He  was  sent  by  tlie  1^'ather.  We  are  andjas- 
sadors  for  (fhrist,  as  thongh  6W  (wonderful  pictur(^  of 
condescending  love  !)  did  hcseech  men,  hy  ns  :  we  ]yray 
them,  IN  Cuuis'i's  sti:ai),  he  ye  reconciled  to  (rod.  We 
take  the  charge  of  souls.  Wc  call  simiers  to  repent- 
ance. We  warn  tiiem  to  Hee  tivmi  the  Avrath  to  come. 
We  go  forth  to  seek  and  to  save  that  u>liicli  was  lost. 
We  go  forth  with  an  unctvm  from  tlte  Holy  One., — not 


! 


15 


. 


such,  indeed,  jis  J/w  who  wus  cDioUited  with  the  oil  of 
gladness  alove  Jlisfelloivs,  and  to  wlumi  the  Sjiirit  was 
not  given  hy  mmsiire^ — yet  we  go  fortli  with  an  iiiictiou 
from  tlie  Holy  One,  to  preach  the  (fospel  to  the  ]>ooi\  to 
he(d  the  hruhen-hearted^  to  preach  deliverance  to  the  cap- 
tives^ and  recovering  of  sight  to  the  blind.  We  gatlier 
and  we  feed  the  sheej)  of  Christ.  And  as  tlie  good 
and  great  Shepherd  gave  His  life  for  the  sheep,  so  we 
who  are  His  representatives  and  deputies,  ought  to  stand 
prepared,  if  need  wore,  to  laij  down  oar  lines  for  the 
hrethren. 

These  are  the  general  views  of  our  task,  deliberately 
end)raced  and  deeply  laid  to  heart,  with  which  we 
should  enter  and  prosecute  the  Holy  JMinistry  of  the 
Gospel.  But  let  us  jirocecd  to  consider  tin:  charge  of 
the  text,  that  we  should  follow  Christ  in  that  paiiicuhir 
asjiect  in  which,  according  to  language  frequently  nsed 
by  St.  Paul,  it  presents  the  idea  of  direct  imitation. 
(In  fact,  in  the  passages  from  that  Ajjostle  to  which  I 
refer,  a  word  denoting  imitation  would  more  lit(jrally 
render  the  original,  than  the  word  found  in  our  trans- 
lation, Avhicli  denotes  following^')  Let  us  endeavor  fa- 
miliarly and  practically  to  exemplify  this  imitation  of 
our  Master  by  us  His  ministers,  under  several  specific 
heads. 

First,  then,  we,  above  all  men,  should  so  take  His 
yoke  upon  us  and  learn  of  Him,  as  to  im])il)e  His  heaven- 
ly spirit  of  meekness  and  lowliness  of  heart — as  to  mani- 


•  Sec  I  Cor.  iv.  10;  xi.  1 ;  Kph.  v.  1  ;  Phil.  Hi.  17;   1  Thoss.  i.  fl ;  ii    14;  •-• 
ThesB.  iii.  7,  9;  Heh.  vi.  12;  xiii.  7.     Soe  also  1  Pet.  iii.  13;  3  John  11 


10 


r 


test  His  temper  of  i^'ontloiiess,  ami  graciousncss,  and  lovo : 
love  which  is  the  all-in-all  of  the  Christian  character, 
the  test  and  touch-stones  of  true  disci] >loshi|),  estahlish- 
cd  ])y  Jliinself.  ( ),  how  often  do  the  very  ministers  of 
lieligion,  in  their  very  maintenance  of  religious  jxmits, 
sutler  themselves  to  he  Ijctrayed  into  asj)erity  of  lan- 
guage and  bitterness  of  feeling!  How  often,  in  this  con- 
tentious and  cavilling  age,  are  they  thrown  otl'  their 
guard,  in  dealing,  possildy,  with  unfair  and  unscrujui- 
lous  opponents,  and  led  to  render  sarcasm  for  sarcasm, 
and  retort  provocation  for  provocation!  How  ]ial)le 
are  they,  in  defending,  perhai)s,  some  veneraljle  rule  or 
usage — periiaps  some  important  j)rinciple — perhaps 
some  vital  truth,  which  has  Leen  assailed  ]>y  appeals 
to  popular  i)rejudice,  or  made  odious  ]jy  misrepresenta- 
tion, to  forget  the  ingenuous  simplicity  of  the  Gospel, 
and  the  pattern  of  Him  of  whom  it  was  an  eminent 
characteristic,  that  no  guile  was  found  in  His  moutli ! 
How  lialile  to  adopt  a  policy  in  dealing  with  their  sub- 
ject, a  management  of  their  cause,  a  recourse  to  phrase- 
ology, used  for  particular  effect  in  this  or  that  cpiarter, 
which  savors  hut  too  strongly  of  the  arts  emjdoyed  l)y 
worldly  tacticians ! 

The  servant,  the  follower  of  the  Lonl^  engaged  in 
the  vocation  of  the  Ministry,  ;/i?/*^  uot  atrive^  Jnd  he iKh 
tient  towards  all  men,  a]jt  to  teach,  in  meekness  instruct- 
ing them  that  oppose  themselves.  He  should  breathe 
abroad  the  spirit  of  charity  and  peace ;  and  go  forth  to 
his  work  in  that  exercise  of  a  ready  condescension  and 
generous  compassion,  of  which  we  see  so  many  beauti- 


.; 


17 


t'ul  and  touehinu:  instances  in  the  naiTJitivos  of  tlio  work 
of  ('lirist  iij)on  earth.     Look,  tor  exani])lo,  at  tlic  t'or- 
h)rn  widow  folh)wini;'  hor  only  son  to  tlic  grave.  When 
tlioLord  saw  her,  lie  had  compassion.    lie  telt  the  ini- 
nian  emoti«jn  of  pity :  He  (h)es  not  stop  there  ;  He  s])eaks 
words  of  kindness— I  le  said  unto  her.  Weep  not:  lie  does 
not  content  Himself  with  mere  words;  He  proceeds  at 
once  to  relieve  her  sorrow ;  He  gives  back  Iier  son  alive 
to  her  arms.    We  cannot  perform  acts  such  as  this  ;  wc 
are  not  l(H'ds  of  uature,  who  can  call  back  the  dead  to 
life  ;  n(jr  have  we,  like  the  A})ostles,  any  (h'iegated  pow- 
er by  which  to  perform  miraculous  works: — ^but  we  can 
soothe  the  mourner;   Ave  can  ciieer  tiie  desolate;  we 
can  pour  balm  into  the  wounded  bosom;  Ave  can  often 
lU'ocurc  relief  to  supply  the  wants  of  the  bereaved,  and 
cause  the  Avidow's  heart  to  sing-  for  joy.    More  than  this 
— ae  can,  as  instruments  in  the  liands  of  God,  speak 
Avords  Avhicli  are  life-giving  words  :  we  can,  under  the 
blessing  of  the  Divine  Spirit,  so  bring  home  to  the  lieart 
of  the  simier  the  api)eal,  ^1  wake^  tJum  that  deepest^  and 
arise  from  the  dead ^  and  Christ  shall  give  thee  light, 
that  the  spiritual  renowation  thus  described  as  taking- 
place  within  the  man,  shall  lead  to  the  literal  resurrec- 
tion of  the  body  itself  to  eternal  life.      And  Avith  re- 
spect to  the  other  point  which  Ave  liave  touched  upon — 
the  guilelessness  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ — His  pure  sin- 
gleness of  i)urpose — His  lofty  sim})licity  (for  so  it  Avas, 
although  the  terms,  in  the  ordinary  and  unchastened  ap- 
prehension of  men,  may  seem  not  to  consort  together) 
— His  lofty  simplicity  of  dealing — Ave  ought  carefully  to 

2 


IS 

riiiiu'iulicr  that  the  sjuiu;  staiii|»  must  Ijc  impressed 
upon  our  own  mlmiiiistratioii  of  nnv  oil'u'c,  whatever 
ttMuptatiou  may  pivsent  itself  to  swttrve  a  little  here, 
ami  to  aceomm(j(lat(i  our  laii'MiULfe  or  i)ro(:ee(lim;s  there, 
to  the  j)nrtieular  (»l>jeet  to  Ite  i,^aim'(l — or  iu  another 
([uarter  still,  to  esea]>e  sonie  disadvaiitaL-eous  admis- 
sion. We  must,  as  our  invarialde,  our  intlcxihle  rule, 
do  noth'i)n/  dijain-'it  the  frutJi,  hut  for  flu  truths  and  htj 
maniftistation  of  the  truth,  commend  (yur.s'c/re.s-  to  every 
7n(in\'  <'on6'cience  in  the  aiyht  of  (fod. 

The  meekness,  howevei,  the  simplicity,  the  jjoverty 
of  s]>irit  which  ought  to  be  transfused  from  the  mind 
whieli  was  in  Christ  .Icsus  into  that  of  His  ministers. 
Would  be  greatly  misunderstood,  if  it  were  conceived 
of  as  something  incomi)atible  with  that  «liscerning 
judgment  of  men  and  things,  and  that  practical  wisdom 
which  in  Ilim  were  su[>remely  eminent,  and  which,  in 
our  hundde  measure  and  degree,  sliould  be  carefully 
cultivated  in  uh  who  carry  His  c(mimissi(jn.  Mtj  -scr- 
nmt  shall  deal  i^rudenthj^  is  a  characteristic  strok<'  in 
the  prophetic  delineations  of  tlie  jNIessiah.  In  the  ex- 
ercise of  His  ministry,  recorded  in  the  (Joj^pels,  we  see, 
in  many  instances,  how  wary  and  how  wise  ilcAvas; 
how  He  forbore  to  commit  Himself  to  His  enemies,  he- 
cause  He  hnexo  what  was  in  mati ;  with  what  an  admi- 
rable sagacity  He  confounded  their  malice,  upon  repeat- 
ed occasions,  when  they  had  laid  snares  to  entangle  J Lhn 
in  His  talJc;  with  what  skill  of  adaptation  He  dealt  out 
His  divine  instructions,  according  to  the  capacity  and 
more  or  less  prepared  condition  of  the  recipient ;  with 


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icli,  ill 
ivfully 
ft/  .s-er- 
)ko  ill 
he  vx- 
c  see, 
was ; 
es,  ^/e- 
Eidini- 
!])oat- 
J/im 
t  out 
'  and 
witli 


10 

wlmt,  correctness*  of  calenlatiini  Ho  knew  tlic  conjnno 
turo,  and  seized  tlic  opportune  moment  tor  manifesta- 
tions of  Himself  and  His  ])ower,  in  other  rireiinistaiu'es 
witlduild  or  reserved  ;  with  what  jdenitude,  in  short,  of 
experimental  pnrof,  He  sustained  the  eharaeter  hy  whieh 
we  tiiTd  Him  described,  that  in  Whn  were  hid  all  the 
treasures  of  wisdom  and  knoiritd^/e. 

The  wisdom  of  the  ser[)ent,  we  well  know,  is  what  Wo 
charL,'es  us  to  eomhiiic  with  the  harmlessiH'ss  of  the 
dove.  Alas!  for  our  dcticiencies  in  this,  as  well  as  in 
other  points  of  our  duty  !  Indiscrt'ot  zeal,  defeatini;-  its 
own  object — unconsidered  jirojects,  of  which  the  failure 
retards  the  work  committed  to  us — impatient  and  heed- 
less obtrusion  of  debated  topics,  upon  occasions  de- 
manding the  most  careful  ju'eservation  of  i)cace — prom- 
inence given  to  certain  favorite  objects  of  our  own,  dis- 
tasteful to  others,  whose  good-will  it  is  iin])ortant  to  con- 
ciliate— want  of  accommodation  to  the  circumstances 
of  the  time,  or  to  the  habits,  the  tempers,  the  preju- 
dices of  men — how  much  detriment  is  often  done  by 
these  causes  to  the  i)rogrt!ss  of  lleligion,  and  tlie  inter- 
eats  of  immortal  souls  !  It  is  a  great  point  of  discrimi- 
native wisdom,  and  we  see  it  to  be  much  insisted  npon 
in  the  word  of  (kkI,  to  know  what  spiritual  diet  is  suited 
to  this  <ir  that  human  subject,  according  to  his  state  of 
Christian  advancement,  and  in  i)roi)ortion  to  the  de- 
velopments of  Faith,  in  his  inner  man.  To  check  and 
regulate  the  ardor  of  particular  temiieraments — -to 
stimnlatc  the  backwardness  of  others — to  correct,  some- 
times, the  inflated  self-sufficiency  of  religious  sciolists, 


20 


ill  Suiiilay-s('li«»(»l  tciu'Iiliii,'',  tor  oxjniipic,  or  otiicr  tle- 
]>artrii(.'iits  oC  tlic  work  of  the  (y'lmrcli,  without  riskiiiy; 
tlic  loss  ot*  their  scrvict!  ore  nisi  linL,'-  thcii'  own  spiritual 
life — to  make  our  (U-licatc  and  lucasuHMl  apprtjachrs 
where  men  esti'ani^ed  iVoui  holiness,  hauLrhty  in  spirit 
devoted  to  the  world,  ])erh{ips  inured  to  ii'reHi,'i(!\i  and 
vice,  arc  untler  some  visitation  from  the  hand  of  (lod, 
of  which  ■we  liope  to  muko  ailvantaj^*',  throui:h  His 
m(3r('y,  for  the  recovt'ry  of  their  souls — to  lecoiinnend 
in  tli(^  eyes  of  men  unfavoi'aldy  prepossessed,  the 
oflic(3s,  the  system,  the  oi'ganization,  tlie  veneraMe 
claims  of  our  A])ostolic  Church,  without  either  otfeiul- 
ing  their  feelings  on  the  one  side,  or  eoinpromisini^  an 
iota  of  our  own  principles  ontlu'other: — these  may  l)e 
instanced  as  anu)n!4"  the  points  of  diiliculty  which  yon 
iny  beloved  brethren,  who  ]U)W  assume  your  ministry 
may  Le  liable  to  encounter,  and  to  (U'al  successfully 
with  which,  deuumds  a  watchfulness  of  eye  and  nicety 
of  hand  which  God  alone,  the  author  of  every  ij^ood  and 
perfect  gift,  can  (qualify  ns  to  exercise.  And  thankful 
indeed  nuiy  we  Le,  in  such  a  charge,  that  if  we  ask  of 
Hhn  the  wisdom  which  we  lack,  He  giveth  liberally,  and 
upbraidcth  not. 

Now,  in  order  to  the  attainment  and  h)ii)rovementof 
this  necessary  wisdom,  we  must,  in  conjunction  with 
our  prayers  to  God,  diligently  lay  np  all  stores  within 
our  reach,  of  profitable  knowledge,  that  we  may  hv, 
ficrihos'  insfyuctcd imto  ilw  kingdom  of  Hcuvim^  able  to 
hring  out  of  our  t reassure,  things-  nciu  <tnd  old ;  and 
above  all,  my  brethren,  above  all,  wc  must  continually 


i 


mttm 


21 


'flier  tlo- 
(    llskiiiu; 

piritii.'i) 
pi'oaolii's 
in  sj)int 
L.'^io'^i  anil 
ot'  ( lod, 
>ul;1i  I  lis 
oiiiiiif'nil 
iscd,    tli(» 
('iu'i'al)l(' 
'!•  oft'cjul- 
lisinuf  an 
!  may  be 
liic'li  yoii 
ministry 
!cess  fully 
1(1  iiioety 
jfoocl  and 
thankful 
'c  ask  of 
ally,  and 

cment  of 
ion  with 
s  within 
may  Ik; 
,  able  to 
Id;  and 
tinnally 


I 


I 


familiarize  our.selvt's  with  the  written  word  of  (i.td.  It 
is  tlh-ne*',  we  kimw,  that  th<  nuni  nf  (iml — a  term  whiili, 
in  the  laiiLTUai^'e  '>f  Seriptinc,  ext  Insively  deMMilx-s  a 
Minister  of  KeliL'ion,  niu-t  In  jxrfirt,  tlnuniiiilil)/  />//■• 
iiisiiid  iiiiin  iill  ijixnl  trill  I.  prepared  in  his  private 
soul,  for  the  exercise  of  all  ('liristian  LCi'aces,  -  j)re[(ared 
abroad  foi'  every  <lej)artment  of  his  holy  labors.  And 
certainly,  it  is  upon   this  roek   of  Scripture  that  we 

must  rest  olir  edifice,  if  we  would  follow,  if  we  W(tuKI 
imitat(;  the  blessed  lie(Ieemer  of  the  world.  //  /s  irrif- 
till — If  Av  irriffi  II  (Kjii'iii  —  //  /v  H'ritfi  II  III  1/1)11  riling — 
these  are  His  (»wn  appeals  to  niaki'  <j'ood  His  own  case, 
when  He  is  assailed  by  the  Prince  of  Darkness,  in  the 
memorable  scene  of  His  temptation,  oi-  when  He  is  en- 
^••au'ed  ill  dotectiiii;'  the  sophistry  and  iinniaskiiiu- the  hy- 
pocrisy of  rharis<'es  mid  Scribes.  Alas!  it  has  been 
too  well  seen  in  the  Christian  Church,  as  well  as  in  the 
.Fewisli,  that  warnings  are  needed  against  a  substitu- 
tion, creepinu"  on  from  aL;'e  to  age,  of  human  imposition 
and  human  devices,  for  the  unchaiigingauthority  of  that 
blessed  word  of  (rod,  of  which  the  (Jhureh  is  appointed 
to  l)e  the  "witness  and  keeper,"  in  or<lev  that  she  may 
be  the  free  and  faithful  dispeuser.  Full  wiU  yi  njict 
(hr  comnKdidmi  lit  of  God^  ihiif  iji  iiunj  h(p  ymir  men 
ti'udltloii :  III  vkIh  do  ijc  iror\hlj>  )i)i^  ii  itching  for 
doctrliii-y  till  cow)ii(iiidnii  Ills-  if  )iii  ii — these  arc  aAvful 
declarations  from  the  lips  of  Christ,  abundantly  ai)pli- 
cable  to  that  state  of  things  in  tln^  Christian  Church 
which  it  was  provided  by  the  fathers  of  the  English 
Reformation,  si)ecially  in  the  sixth  of  our  Tliirty-nine 


oo 


Articles  of  lleligion,  and  in  tlie  torni  of  the  Ordination 
of  Priests,  l)otli  standinic  nnaltered  in  your  American 
Trayer  Book,  that  Ave,  in  our  Ministry,  slionld  utterly 
repudiate  and  renounce. 

It  is  a  Avell-knoAvn  saying  of  an  ancient  father  of  the 
Church,  that — in  the  Bi])le  (iod  speaks  to  ns,  and  in 
prayer  we  speak  t(^  Him ; — and  it  aftords  a  simple  and 
striking  exhibition  of  two  great  means  of  our  devotion- 
al intercourse  with  the  Father,  l)rouglit  home  to  us  in 
all  their  reality  and  force.  In  prayer,  then,  in  re\'er- 
ential  prayer,  approaching  the  throne  of  ghny  through 
the  Son  and  by  the  Spirit,  w«^  actually  sim:aiv  to  God. 
And  have  not  they  avIio  arc?  appointed  to  conduct,  in  pub- 
lic, the  devotions  of  their  feilow-mcn,  an  example  in  the 
person  of  their  divine  Master,  (►f  thus  drawing  near,  in 
private,  constantly  and  earnestly,  to  hold  communion 
with  the  Father  and  to  pour  ont  their  hearts  before 
Him,  alike  in  supplication  for  themselves  and  interces- 
sion for  others — pleading  fervently  for  their  Hocks  and 
for  the  Clmrch  at  large? — Can  they  be  said  to  be  fol- 
lowers of  Christ  in  their  Ministry,  if  they  do  not  culti- 
v^ate,  in  private,  heav(Mdy  affections  and  spiritual  exer- 
cises ? — AVhat? — to  be  followers  of  Christ,  of  whom  we 
read,  that  rising  up  n  grcdt  wliih  hvfore  (l<(f/,  Ih  ivciit 
into  ((,  soliUti'y  pluce  to 2>m]] ; — of  Avhoni  we  read,  upon 
another  occasion,  immediately  before  lie  chose  His 
twelve  Apostles,  that  lie  coiitinwd  (dl  night  in  i^vmjei' 
to  God; — of  whom  Ave  arc  told  that  in  the  days  of  His 
flcfli  and  in  the  hour  of  His  sorrow — (and  the  hour  of  our 
sorrows  in  life  will  come,  and  sorroAv  Avillbe  our  portion 


23 


'  Ordination 
I*  AmtTicaii 
mid  utterly 

tlier  of  tlie 
'  "s,  and  in 
simple  and 
1'  devotion- 
ne  to  lis  in 
II,  ill  vevov- 
y  tlii'oui^dj 
fv  TO  God. 
let,  in  pub- 
nple  in  the 
'.J?  near,  in 
)inmunion 
rts  before 

interces- 
ocks  and 
o  be  foi- 
lot  culti- 
ual  exer- 
Iiom  wo 
lit  aunt 
1^1,  upon 
L)se  His 
2^  I'd  ye  I' 

of  His 
r  of  our 
:)ortion 


forever,  if  we  have  no  sorrow  for  our  own  sins,  and  n<> 
trembling  anxiety  for  our  chargi',) — in  the  days  ol'  His 
ilesh,  tlien,  and  in  the  hour  of  His  sorrow,  He  offa'al 
nj)2^>'t(l/(rs-  and  ■s-ifpjtlu'(/fii)//\,  ivifh  -strong  cnjiiiy  <iii</ 
fcitr.s-^  iiuio  lUm  thai  was  ahh  to  -sarc  Jlun  from  d<(fth^ 
and  was- heard  ill  that  lie  fm rid  / — Or  peruse  only  and 
pondt'r  upon — we  are  well  persuaded  (^f  you,  brethren, 
though  we  thus  s])eak,  that  you  have;  often  done  so, — 
that  most  beautiful  and  affecting  intercessory  address, 
than  which  there  is  nothing  in  the  compass  of  Scrip- 
ture of  deeper  and  more  tender  interest,  Avhich  occu- 
pies the  whole  of  the  17th  cha])ter  in  the  (Josjtel  of  St. 
John.  Let  us  learn  there  how  the  IbUowei's  of  Christ, 
to  whom  He  has  delegated  the  task  to  fo-  '  His  slice]), 
should  feel  and  pray  for  their  charge. 

Hut  Christ  has  also  set  us  the  exam})le  of  exactness 
in  the  ])ublic  worshij)  of  (Jod,  and  zeal  for  the  house  of 
prayer  and  dutiful  ei>nforniity  to  spiritual  observance, 
whether  of  divine,  or,  if  agreeable  to  the  divine  will,  of 
human  institution.  It  is,  indeed,  in  my  apprehension, 
strange,  and  sad  as  w(dl  as  strange,  that,  Avith  such  an 
example  before  their  eyes,  men  should  be  found  among 
us — and  good  men,  too — who  actually  think  it  an  evi- 
dence of  enlightened  piety  and  S])iritual  lleligion  to  de- 
nounce all  earnest  concern  for  tlu^  externrd  dignity  and 
honor  of  the  sanctuary — to  depreciate  the  value  and  ef- 
ficacy of  religious  ordlnancis — to  disparage  a  fr(>quent 
attendance  ui)on  the  stated  services  and  solemnities  of 
the  Church,  and  to  discountenance  every  endeavoi*  to 
preserve  and  perpetuate  in  its  integrity,  the  orderly 


f 


// 


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system  and  ample  devotional  provision  laid  down  in 
the  IVaver-Uook.  We  behold  onr  hlessed  Saviour 
constant  in  His  attendance  <>n  the  teni^jle  services:  wc 
S(u;  Ilini  roused  to  a  holy  movement  of  indignation  at 
tlie  dislionor  done,  l)y  the  sons  of  traffic,  to  His  Father's 
iiouse  ;  we  iind  the  words  of  the  Psalmist  applied  to 
llini,  T/if  ZKtJ  nf  TliiiK  holier  httih  (af(iiii)f  up:  we  ob- 
serve that  He  was  present  at  the  winter  feast  of  dedi- 
cation in  the  temi)le,  which  was  appointed  by  num. 
We  may  notice  Him,  accepting  and  approving,  ui)oii 
ditferent  occasions,  and  in  dilforent  forms,  conventional 
demonstrations  of  homage  and  costly  otferings,  revcr- 
entialV  rendered  to  Himself.  AVe  discern  the  lesson 
which  lays  down  in  general  terms,  and  as  a  standing 
principle  in  l^eligion,  when  He  insists  upon  submission 
to  the  baptism  of  John:  Sitjft /■  if  fo  h  .sv  iio>'\-  for  thus- 
it  becor/itf/i  i'\  fn  fulfil  iiU  ri(j]itoiU8iu-^-\.  Looking  at 
all  this,  and  more,  wliich  might  l)e  adduced  from  the 
New  Testament,  in  all  fair  and  natural  construction — • 
not  in  that  forced — I  was  almost  going  to  say  that  af- 
fected S2)irituality  of  construction  applied  to  all  cases 
wliich,  while  it  flatters  men  with  a  fictitious  superiority 
of  religious  discernment,  is  not  uiuipt  to  play  danger- 
ously with  the  wonl  of  Goil, — we  surely  cannot  be 
wrong  in  loving  and  honoring  the  Sanctuarv  and  all  its 
services,  and  moulding,  so  far  as  depends  upon  our  care, 
the  faithful  children  of  the  Churcli,  to  tlie  same  aftec- 
tionate  and  <lutiful  spirit.  God  forbid  tliat  Ave  should 
contend  vehemently  al»out  minute  details,  or  that  Ave 
should  rest  in  a  round  of  outward  performances,  and 


ii 


25 


«'^k1  down  Ifi 
?secl  Saviour 
^orvicos:  we 
(Hg-natioii  at 
f  lis  Fatlior's 
'ippliod  to 
^'p:  weolj. 
ast  of  (ledi- 

'^  ^>y  mail, 
viiiiv,  iij),,ii 

Hveiitional 
"g-^,  rever- 
tlio  lesson 
'  ^taudiiiir 
i'd  (mission 
•■  />>*'  ill  ?ry 
lookino-  at 
from  the 
I'lietion — ■ 
Y  that  af. 
aJl  eases 
poriority 
daiiifer- 
nnot  ])e 
id  all  it.s 
'iir  care, 
le  affee- 
shonld 
hat  Wo 
e-^  and 


"it- 


mistake  the  mere  punctilious  jierformance  for  the 
Keligion  of  the  heart  and  life !  God  grant  that  wc 
may  ever  tror.^hlp  the  Father  in  -spirit  nud  in  truth^  and 
as  1)elievers  who  are  rtnetred  in  hnoirhdje^  '(/''•'-''  ^Z''- 
ini<((/e  of  Him  tlmt  created  u-sl  But  it  would  be  haj)])y 
for  us  and  our  people  if,  in  these  very  points,  Ave  could 
reach  the  standard  of  Christian  excellence  attained  l)y 
the  venerable  men  who  compiled  our  Liturgy  and  fram- 
ed our  ol)servances — or  who,  in  succeeding  times,  have 
stood  forth  to  vindicate  and  explain  them,  and  have 
served  God,  in  a  sedulous  use  of  them,  day  hy  day, 
witli  gladness  of  heart.  ■ 

Finally,  my  brethron,  let  it  l)o  our  aim — viewing  at 
large  our  vocation  in  the  Holy  IMinistry — to  follow 
Christ,  in  the  surrender  of  ourselves  to  the  work  ot* 
(rod  upon  earth,  and  our  untiring  devotedness  of  labcn* 
in  the  cause.  Follow  me,  und  let  the  dmd  hxni  their 
dead!  The  claim  upon  us  to  show  care  for  the  burial 
of  the  dead,  is  a  claim  most  fully  recognized  in  Scrip- 
ture, and  it  can  present  no  stronger  case  than  that  in 
which  the  remains  of  a  father  are  concerned.  But 
when  (/URrsT  demands  our  service,  there  is  no  earthly 
claim — none — wliich  can  be  suffered  to  come  in  com- 
petition Avitli  that  call.  In  this  sense^ — in  the  event, 
an<l  upon  the  supposition  of  a  cuiitlict  of  the  two  claims 
— where  our  closest  earthly  interests,  or  dearest  earthly 
attachments,  are  at  stake,  he  that  forsaheth  not  all  that 
he  hath,  cannot  he  the  disciple  of  Christ;  lie  that  hatetk 

*  The  )no.st  ilistiiijruishcil  of  our  Protcstniit   •  li;im[Hoiis  will  In-  found    fully  to 
support  the  vie  ,ys  here  exhibited.     See  Xote,  at  the  eiul 


2c; 

<^'"'«t,  "•<"iiu.,ti,nitat,.fl„         ■'  ""■™'"'  "f 

'""■<'^«-vo,ll^  ,,„,ie,.to   a„,l   ,,,,"!"'*  ''?"*"^'  ••""' 

^^/'cm^^  0/  fl,^  ,/.,,..  .       ,  "'^"^'^  "'f^  that  were  on- 

^vw «...  wi::;;  r~  "■•^.-' -^-^  wot 

-astUy  abandon  a  clfeco„«,gi„„  fi    Lf  n   """'  ""'  *"" 
from  painful  evercisr,  ntvT  ""■'  "™'  ^''"""'^ 

counter,  if  „  J  n!';:r^^ 

of  missionary  ,vork    f   ,-r      ■    '  "'  "'"  '■<"'S''«''  »ort 

«'«e.as.e„a,::i!\t:f;::"'*<'''^'-''« 

not  strangers)   nor  7>n.  .f        /  '  '''''^  certainly 

o^^'V,  noi  must  we  ])e  rearlv  f^  +] 

^^''iirire  if  we  meet  in  . .  ^      *^'''^'^  "P  our 

"' "".«rr:;:z-;:,::;''' - »' »"■»■ 


I 

I 
"1 


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'^^^^  of  Ciilist. 

tj  ((in/  m<(n 
servants  of 
^G,  i\ni  Lord 

'eniiuds  tlie 
ei-tuljy  and 
^'es  as  tli(, 

tiuctly,  in 
■  of  siiifiil 
»o  pli-a.sed 
^lim  who 

^^1   beiiirr 
ind  love  ; 

fc  not  too 
>!'  shrink 
g  to  eu- 
»er  sort 
I'ivatioii 
iu  tluj 
rtuinly 
"P  our 
I'eturn, 
PC,  hut 
fi'adic- 


1 


^2V>//  o/'  ■siiiiKi'-s-  (icjdlnsi  Iliinsclf]  h-st  ivt  Ik   ircarial  <(nd 
faint  ill  our  iniiuh. 

And  are  we  disliearteiied  at  sucli  ai)ietiire  of  tilings, 
wliich,  perhaps,  Avith  many  bk-ssin^-s,  and  by  tlie  side 
of  circumstances  of  a  more  elieering  character,  may  bo 
inei(h'ntal  to  our  task  ^     Will  parents  be  impelled  to 
utter  the  sentiment — We  can  nmrk  out  a  far  more 
comfortable  way  of  life  for  any  of  our  children,  and  one 
which  will  yiehl  a  more  tangible   return  for  our  ex- 
penditure in  their  behalf!,  than  if  we  se<'k  to  direct 
their  miiuls  to  the  profession  of  a  eler2:}'man  7     AVill 
any  aspirant  to  the  Ministry  permit   the   thought  to 
(niter  his  mind,  that  he  begins  to  repent  of  his  choice? 
Will  any  who  has  been  prepared,  and  brought  up  to 
the  point  of  presenting  himself  to  receive  his  sacred 
eonnnission,  be  prompted  to  say,  I  tlid  not  take  all  this 
into  my  calculation  ?     Will  any  who  are  hdriie-'^-si'il^ 
and  carry  their  weapons  for  the  sacred  Avarfare,  once 
think  of  fuming  tJieni\-rlve-s-  hack  in  the  dm/  of  battle? 
O!  no — never — let  not  such  a  supposition  come  near 
us — let   it   not  be   heard   of   by   friend  or  foe — Tdl 
it  not  in  Gath^ 2^'^^^^^^'"^^'   ^^  ""^  ^"  ^^"'  ''<ti'(<t-^  of  A-shJ.on^ 
if  ever  S(^  unworthy  a  sentiment  should  l)e  breathed. 
Think  of  the  claims  of  Christ    upon  you.      Think, 
in  all  its  length,  and  In'eadth,  and  depth,  and  height, 
in   time    and  throughout    eternity,    of   the  work  to 
which  lie  calls  you — -the  rescue  of  souls  from  Satan — 
the   production,   on  earth,  of  the  iiuiCiaVlc  frnit-s-  of 
rigJiteoU'Sne-'^-s' — the  hiingiiifj  of  man  if  -snii.s  anddmightci's- 
to  glonj^  for  Avliich  lie  uses  your  hands.     Think  of  His 


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presence  with  you,  and  tlio  reality  of  Ilis  promise, 
taken  in  its  liomo-felt  force, —  IV/tero  I  nm^  there  ulso 
6'hall  my  ■s-(-rv<ntf  be.  You  are  Avitli  Him  here  upon  earth, 
and  He  with  you,  if,  as  surely  ought  to  he  seen,  at  least 
in  his  Ministers,  your  conver-s-((fiini  /v  now  iih  lieavcn. 
You  are  come  already  to  Mount  Sioii,  <(ml  to  the  city  of 
the  living  God^  the  heavenly  Jerusalem,  and  the  inmi- 
Dicralle  comp((ny  of  A)a/eU,  and  the  </enmd  a-s'^em^bly 
and  Church  (fthefr-stdjoni^  n^hich  are  irritten  in  Jie<nuni, 
and  to  God  the  Judge  of  all^  tnid  to  the  -s-pirlt-s  of  just 
men  made  perfect ,  and  to  Je^ni-s-^  the  Mediator  of  the  new 
covenant.  To  these  you  helong,  orof  tliese  you  consti- 
tute a  part  already,  l)y  anticipation ;  and,  in  tlie  day  of 
your  full  and  final  reward,  in  the  ultimate  accomplish- 
ment of  the  assurance.  If  (Oiy  nam  serve  me^  him  vu'll 
my  Father  honor^  the  glorious  words  will  greet  you 
at  the  gate  of  Heaven,  Well  done^  good  and  faithful 
servant:  enter  thou  into  the  joy  of  thy  Lord.  The  sub- 
jects of  grace  whom  you  have  won  to  Christ,  \vill  be 
so  many  gems  of  immortal  radiance  in  your  crown  of 
rejoicing.  You  may  have  struggles,  you  may  have  sad- 
ness, in  this  world  of  sin  and  strife :  you  may  struggle 
with  the  remnants  of  sin  in  youi'selves,  and  be  sad  in 
the  feeling  of  your  own  deficiencies,  while  in  the  flesh, 
besides  your  warfare  with  the  sins  of  the  world  around 
you ;  but  the  day  of  your  deliverance  and  recompense 
will  arrive,  nor  is  it  far.  No,  it  is  not  far  to  the  othei* 
world.  Yet  a  little  while,  and  He  that  shcdl  come,  vili 
come.  And  His  reujard  is  with  Him.  Then  they  that 
turn  many  to  righteousness  shall  shine  as  the  stars  for- 


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fis  promise, 
h  ^Ix^re  also 
"poll  eartJi, 
'f'",  at  least 
in.  Jteaven, 
the  city  of 

((■s-'^'embly 

'^■'-  ofjuH 
'f  tJic  new 
0"  consti- 
'le  (lay  of 
onipHsli- 
him  in  ill 

•eet  you 
fiiithful 
^'iie  sub- 
\\'ill   be 
'Own  of 
ive  sad- 
trnggle 
sad  in 

e  flesh, 
"•ouiul 
ipense 
otlie?" 
p,  uuU 
ytliat 
s-  for- 


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ever  and  ever.  Aud  if  such  a  thing  could  1)C  sup]>osed 
as  that,  by  the  faithful  hdjor  of  a  whole  life,  we  could 
turn  but  tnu.,  Avould  it  not  be  enough  to  have  our  human 
share  in  the  eflect  declared  to  us — with  the  ('(uiscious- 
ness  of  having  instruinentally  produced  that  effect — 

tliat  THERE  IS  JOY  IX  THE  PUESEXCE  OF  THE  ANGELS 
01"  (JO!)  MVEIl  OXIO  SINNEU  THAT  UEl'ENTETH  ? 


NOTE. 


The  following  extract  from  ChiUingworth  sustains  the  views 
set  forth  (ni/xtgcs  23 — 2r>. 

"For  wliat,  if  our  devotion  towards  tlnd  out  of  a  desire,  that 
He  should  he  worshipped  as  in  si)irit  and  in  truth  in  the  first 
place,  so  also  in  the  heauty  of  holiness?  What,  if  out  of  fear 
that  too  much  simplicity  and  nakedness  in  the  puhlic  service  of 
Clod,  may  heget  in  the  ordinary  sort  of  men  a  dull  and  stu])id 
irreverence;  and  out  of  hojjc  that  the  outward  state  and  glory 
of  it,  being  well  disposed,  and  wisely  moderated,  may  engender, 
quicken,  increase,  and  nourish  the  inward  reverence,  resjicct 
and  devotion,  which  is  due  unto  God's  sovereign  majesty  and 
power  ?  What,  if  out  of  a  jjcrsuasion  and  desire  that  papists  may 
he  won  over  to  us  the  sooner,  by  the  removing  of  this  scandal 
out  of  their  way ;  and  out  of  an  holy  jealousy,  that  the  weaker 
sf)rt  of  Protestants  might  be  the  easier  seduced  to  them  by  the 
magnificence  and  jjomp  of  their  Church  service,  in  case  it  were 
not  removed?  I  sav,  what  if  out  of  these  considerations  the 
governors  of  our  Church,  more  of  late  than  formerly,  have  set 
themselves  to  adorn  and  beautil'y  the  places  where  Cod's  honor 
dwells,  and  to  make  theni  as  heaven-like  as  they  can  with 
earthly  ornaments?  Is  this  a  sign  that  they  are  warping  to- 
wards popery  ?  Is  this  devotion  in  the  Church  of  England  an 
argument  that  she  is  connng  over  to  the  Cjiurch  of  Home? 
Sir  Edwin  Sandys,  I  presume,  every  man  will  grant,  had  no  in- 
clination that  way  ;  yet  he,  forty  years  since,  iiighly  com- 
mended this  part  of  devotion  in  papists,  and  makes  no  scruple 


J  *. 


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& 


I  • 


of  proposing  il  to  ilic  imiliition  ol'  Protestiints  ;  little  tllillkin^ 
lli.'it  they  who  would  lollow  his  counsel,  and  endcnvor  to  take 
nway  this  dispju'ageineiit  of  Protestants,  and   this  glorying  of 
papists,  should  have  heeii  censured  for  it,  as   making  way,  and 
inclining  to  popery.     His"  words  to  this  purpose  are  excellent 
words;  and  hecause  they  show  plainly  that  what  is  now  ])rac- 
lised  was  approved   l»y  zealous  I'rotestanfs  so  long  ago,  I  will 
here  set  thein  down.     '  This  one  thing  I  cannot  hut  highly  com- 
mend in  that  sort   and  order ;  they  spare   nothing  which  cost 
can  i)erform  in  enriching,  rir  skill    in  adorning,  the  temple  <»!' 
(lod,  or  to  set  out  llis  service,  with  the  greatest  jiomp  and  mag- 
nificence  that  can  he  devised.    And  although,  for  the  most  part, 
nuich  baseness  ami  childishness  is  predominant  in  the  masters 
and  contrivers  ol"  their  ceremonies,  yet  this  outward  state  and 
glory,  being  well  disposed,  do  then  gender,  (piiekeii,  increase,  and 
nourish  the  inward  reven-nci'.  respect  and  devotion  which  is  due 
unto  sovereign  majesty  and  p(»wer.     And  although  1  am  not  ig- 
norant  that  many  men.  well  reputed,  have  embraced  the  thrilty 
opinion  of  that  disciple,  who  thought  all  to  be  wasted  that  was 
bestowed  on  Christ,  in  that  sort,  and  that  it  were  much  bet- 
ter   bestowed  on  the   pool",    (vi't    with   an  eye,   perhaps,  that 
themselves  would  be  his  (piarter-ah-ioners  ;)  notwithstanding,  I 
must  conl'ess,  it  will  never  sink  into  my  heart,  that  in  propor- 
tion of  reason,  the  allowance  for  furnishing  out  of  the  service 
f»f  Cod,  should  be  measured  by  the  scant  and  strict  rule  of  incre 
necessity,    (a  proporti(.»n   so    low.  that    nature  to  other   most 
bountiful,  in  matter   of  net;essity  hath  not  failed,  no  not  the 
most  ignoble  creatures  of  the  world ;)  and  that  tor  ourselves  no 
measure  ol"  heai)ing,  but  the  most  we  can  get ;  no  rule  of  ex- 
pense, l)ut  to  the  utmost  pom}>  we   list:  or  that  iJod   Ilimsidf 
had  so  enriched  the  li>wer  parts  of  the  world  with  such  wonder- 
ful varieties  of  beauty  and  glory,  that  they  might  serve  only  to 
the  pampering  of  mortal  man  in  his  pride,  and  that  in  the  ser- 
vice of  the  high  Creator,  Lord  and  Giver,  (the  outward  glory 
of  whose  higher  palace  may  appear  by  the  very  lamps  that  we 
see  so  far  otf  burning  gloriously  in  it.)  only  the   simpler,  baser, 


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cheaper,  less  noMc,  loss  beautiful,  less  glorious  things  should  he 
employed  :  especially  seeing,  as  in  |)riiices'  courts,  so  in  the 
service  of  (lod  also,  this  outward  state  and  i^lory,  hcinjj;  well 
disposed,  doth  (as  I  have  said)  engender,  (piieken,  increase,  and 
nourish,  the  inward  reverence,  respect,  and  devotion  which  is 
due  to  so  sovereign  majesty  and  power;  which  those  whom 
the  use  thereof  cannot  persuade  into,  would  easily,  hy  the  want 
of  it,  he  hrought  to  confess.  For  which  cause  I  crave  leave 
to  he  excused  hy  them  herein,  if  in  zeal  to  the  connnf)n  Tiord 
of  all,  1  choose  rather  to  connnend  the  virtue  of  an  enemy, 
than  to  Hatter  the  vice  and  imhecility  of  a  frien<l." — Thr  Ri-fi- 
gioii  of  Protestants,  thr  Preface.  ^  2'i,  '23. 

These  remarks  were  n(»i  written,  as  would  appear  I'rom  an 
examination  of  dates,  hy  Sir  J'idwin  Sandys,  Archhishoi*  of 
York,  although  he  was  a  strenuous  IVotestant,  and  a  sullerei' 
in  the  cause,  but  hy  his,  son.  Sir  Edwin,  author  of  a  work  of 
which  the  title  was,  "  Euroi)ao  Speculum  ;  or,  a  View  or  Survey 
of  the  State  of  Ueligion  in  the  Western  Parts  of  the  World  : 
wlierein  the  lloman  Ueligion,  and  the  Pregnant  Policies  of  the 
t'hurch  of  Home  to  support  the  same,  arc  notably  displayed." 


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